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there's an old urban legend that says that the u.s. army stopped using search or targets for rifle practice because the soldiers would be hesitant to shoot people on the battlefield the logic is that if you practice shooting something that looks like an enemy soldier you'll be desensitized about killing real enemy soldiers so again the logic is to practice shooting at what you want to kill so you won't hesitate and speaking of not hesitating the law enforcement targets incorporated has created a special line of paper targets for police called new more hesitation so it's on these targets. maybe mexican drug cartel members or l.a. street gangs nope children and pregnant women yeah law enforcement targets offers a product to desensitize police from hesitating to blow away women carrying the unborn and innocent children and it's even sicker than that i bet law enforcement agencies are probably buying these things up by the thousands but that's just my opinion. mission free credit take three days for free. free. free. free. old free broadca
there's an old urban legend that says that the u.s. army stopped using search or targets for rifle practice because the soldiers would be hesitant to shoot people on the battlefield the logic is that if you practice shooting something that looks like an enemy soldier you'll be desensitized about killing real enemy soldiers so again the logic is to practice shooting at what you want to kill so you won't hesitate and speaking of not hesitating the law enforcement targets incorporated has created...
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there's an old urban legend that says that the u.s. army stopped using circular targets for rifle practice because the soldiers would be hesitant to shoot at people on the battlefield the logic is that if you practice shooting something that looks like an enemy soldier you'll be desensitized about killing real enemy soldiers so again the logic is to practice shooting at what you want to kill so you won't hesitate and speaking of not hesitating the law enforcement targets incorporated has created a special line of paper targets for police called new more hesitation so it's on these targets well maybe mexican drug cartel members or l.a. street gangs nope children and pregnant women yeah law enforcement targets offers a product to desensitize police from hesitating to blow away women carrying the unborn and innocent children and you know it's even sicker than that i bet law enforcement agencies are probably buying these things up by the thousands but that's just my opinion. we're in a hurry. let's go back. why is he sitting down. come on
there's an old urban legend that says that the u.s. army stopped using circular targets for rifle practice because the soldiers would be hesitant to shoot at people on the battlefield the logic is that if you practice shooting something that looks like an enemy soldier you'll be desensitized about killing real enemy soldiers so again the logic is to practice shooting at what you want to kill so you won't hesitate and speaking of not hesitating the law enforcement targets incorporated has...
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i expected there to be a national debate on whether or not we wanted to use torture as an official u.s. policy now i'm very happy proud actually that i played a role in that debate and now the limbo law of the land is that torture is illegal i'm very proud of that i frankly didn't expect that the government would would go after me so relentlessly i stood in the snow for two hours to vote for president obama i really believed that this was a positive change i believed that he deserved that nobel peace prize or only because i expected things to change so dramatically at the beginning of his first term so no i never believed i would be going to prison under a president obama never. that's been i think my biggest disappointment but you haven't seen a dramatic change i haven't seen any change no torture he stopped torture sure but in terms of counterterrorism policy i think the obama administration is largely an extension of the bush administration and stick it out with thank you for the interview i wish all the best thanks very much for having me. my juggling geog. do hack work and get cau
i expected there to be a national debate on whether or not we wanted to use torture as an official u.s. policy now i'm very happy proud actually that i played a role in that debate and now the limbo law of the land is that torture is illegal i'm very proud of that i frankly didn't expect that the government would would go after me so relentlessly i stood in the snow for two hours to vote for president obama i really believed that this was a positive change i believed that he deserved that nobel...
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gets out and i mean martin and this is breaking set the record of the commerce department u.s. g.d.p. you drop point one percent last quarter making it the weakest since the recession add this to the fact that the bureau of labor statistics is reporting more than twelve million americans remain unemployed while well surely the white house is feeling the economic squeeze actually not so much the economy shrinking and unemployment persistent the obama administration is the sighted to shut down its job council. well done obama well done way to move america forward in this time of need despite the fact the council met a measly four times in a two year existence i guess i'd rather have seen a commitment to the other huge in the white house was actually working on the economy and sort of a blatant surrender if you're with me let's break the set. of the total number of users you've never seen anything like the trouble. you may remember that earlier this month i highlighted a man who's been under siege by the u.s. government for blowing the whistle. torture referring to former cia anal
gets out and i mean martin and this is breaking set the record of the commerce department u.s. g.d.p. you drop point one percent last quarter making it the weakest since the recession add this to the fact that the bureau of labor statistics is reporting more than twelve million americans remain unemployed while well surely the white house is feeling the economic squeeze actually not so much the economy shrinking and unemployment persistent the obama administration is the sighted to shut down...
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justice department suggest the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they're actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. live a few might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to zero thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against the united states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president to order that that person be killed despite the u.n. raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. is said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world the latest announcement a new facility in asia where obama has redefined war there an intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a pride because there is no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of
justice department suggest the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they're actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. live a few might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to zero thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against the united states then this illogical logic would present the...
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you may remember that earlier this month i highlighted a man who's been under siege by the u.s. government for blowing the whistle on torture referring to former cia analyst and senior investigator for the senate foreign relations committee john kiriakou and while he isn't the only whistleblower charged out of this administration his story is particularly unique is that he actually left his position at the cia in two thousand and four three years later when waterboarding was becoming a point of contention he was put to the media circuit as a commentator eventually to disclose the name of the covert cia officer to a freelance reporter simply wanting to help the journalist find a good source a little do you know that's the formation would cost him his career just last week he was sentenced to two and a half years in prison as part of a plea deal and he now stands as the first cia officer to be convicted under the espionage act an extremely archaic piece of world war one legislation now because of the legal proceedings caracal has been silent and unable to speak to the media not ev
you may remember that earlier this month i highlighted a man who's been under siege by the u.s. government for blowing the whistle on torture referring to former cia analyst and senior investigator for the senate foreign relations committee john kiriakou and while he isn't the only whistleblower charged out of this administration his story is particularly unique is that he actually left his position at the cia in two thousand and four three years later when waterboarding was becoming a point of...
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ammo on targeted assassinations from the u.s. justice department suggests the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. live a few might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to a thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against united states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president to order that that person be killed the spite the u.n. raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. is said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world the latest announcement a new facility in asia where obama has redefined war during intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a private because there is no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of the
ammo on targeted assassinations from the u.s. justice department suggests the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. live a few might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to a thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against united states...
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justice department suggest the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. lift you might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to a thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against the united states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president joe order that that person be killed despite the u.n. raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. is said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world the latest announcement a new facility in asia where obama has redefined war there an intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a private because there is no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of
justice department suggest the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. lift you might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to a thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against the united states then this illogical logic would present the...
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i mean martin this is breaking set not quite the commerce department the u.s. g.d.p. dropped point one percent last quarter they get the weakest since the recession add this to the fact that the bureau of labor statistics is reporting more than twelve million americans remain unemployed while well surely the white house is feeling the economic squeeze actually not so much the economy shrinking and unemployment persistent the obama administration is the sighted to shut down its job council. well done obama well done way to move america forward in this time of need despite the fact the council met a measly four times and to your existence i guess i would rather have seen a commitment to the other new engine the white house was actually working on the economy and sort of a blatant surrender if you're with me let's break the said. looking for a never seen anything like that. you may remember that earlier this month i highlighted a man who's been under siege by the u.s. government for blowing the whistle on torture referring a former cia analyst and senior investigator for
i mean martin this is breaking set not quite the commerce department the u.s. g.d.p. dropped point one percent last quarter they get the weakest since the recession add this to the fact that the bureau of labor statistics is reporting more than twelve million americans remain unemployed while well surely the white house is feeling the economic squeeze actually not so much the economy shrinking and unemployment persistent the obama administration is the sighted to shut down its job council. well...
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talk some trash otherwise known as the number one product made it right here in america the u.s. produces an absolutely out rageous and out of trash so much so that it's nearly impossible to imagine corn in the e.p.a. on average each one of us will produce four and a half pounds of solid waste today between the three hundred fourteen million of us living in this country by the end of the day we will have collectively thrown away around one point four billion pounds of garbage granted much of the ways in the form of paper products and food both of which in time are broken down as material but plastic stuff never goes away is the plastic has been around for about one hundred forty five years with the exception of a small percentage that has been incinerated every piece of plastic ever made still exists somewhere in the world so it's all still exists where is it well waste management here in the us works in a number of ways trash is either taken to dumps or landfills but some of that garbage is missed and we end up polluting our rivers and beaches with it ironically enough the bigge
talk some trash otherwise known as the number one product made it right here in america the u.s. produces an absolutely out rageous and out of trash so much so that it's nearly impossible to imagine corn in the e.p.a. on average each one of us will produce four and a half pounds of solid waste today between the three hundred fourteen million of us living in this country by the end of the day we will have collectively thrown away around one point four billion pounds of garbage granted much of...
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ahead rebels and government forces pressure control of a vital supply road all off to almost a week of u.s. combat as the opposition says as we're praying for the final assault on the seat of bashar assad. science technology innovation all the moves developments around russia we've got this huge earth covered. the government no longer represents the. people we're going to determine. the way are. we. here with our team on saturday purchases flooded the streets of at least six is t's in our lives and the tens of thousands of people demonstrating against austerity measures across the country the public phase a years of severe cuts off to the states and banking system was crippled by the financial crisis might go up a drop only a financial adviser says that despite all the government's effort ireland is still on the road to ruin. i think it's going to be difficult for the on. going to campaign. difficult because of course all the comes. from relief. from the. from the europeans the irish. have ended up. most countries to the bank for. suffering a great deal. with the presidency. to be able to.
ahead rebels and government forces pressure control of a vital supply road all off to almost a week of u.s. combat as the opposition says as we're praying for the final assault on the seat of bashar assad. science technology innovation all the moves developments around russia we've got this huge earth covered. the government no longer represents the. people we're going to determine. the way are. we. here with our team on saturday purchases flooded the streets of at least six is t's in our lives...
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erosion of the u.s. constitution and the rise of not just enough security state but secret government. executed through through for yacht executive rule. when you came out as a whistle blower and you were prosecuted for it and targeted i mean how did it feel to have the same establishment that you had dedicated so much of your life working for come down on you total betrayal. is important to note i took an oath four times the support from the constitution that oath was not was not an oath to the president it was not an oath to law it was not an oath of secrecy it was not a to end our security agency it was certainly not an oath to look the other way when the government itself commits massive fraud waste and abuse and engages itself in wrongdoing illegality and that's precisely what the government did after nine eleven on a vast scale but we just came up on the fortieth anniversary of watergate and you know here we had one wiretapping scandal that brought nixon down and the supreme court rules that the pr
erosion of the u.s. constitution and the rise of not just enough security state but secret government. executed through through for yacht executive rule. when you came out as a whistle blower and you were prosecuted for it and targeted i mean how did it feel to have the same establishment that you had dedicated so much of your life working for come down on you total betrayal. is important to note i took an oath four times the support from the constitution that oath was not was not an oath to...
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you may remember that earlier this month i highlighted a man who's been under siege by the u.s. government for blowing the whistle on torture referring to former cia analyst and senior investigator for the senate foreign relations committee john kiriakou and while he isn't the only whistleblower charged out of this administration his stories particularly unique is that he actually left his position at the cia in two thousand and four three years later when waterboarding was a becoming a point of contention he was put to the media circuit as a commentator eventually to disclose the name of the covert cia officer to a freelance reporter simply wanted to help the journalist find a good source a little do you know that's the formation would cost him his career just last week he was sentenced to two and a half years in prison as part of a plea deal and he now stands as the first cia officer to be convicted under the espionage act an extremely archaic piece of world war one legislation now because of the legal proceedings caracal has been silent and unable to speak to the media not ev
you may remember that earlier this month i highlighted a man who's been under siege by the u.s. government for blowing the whistle on torture referring to former cia analyst and senior investigator for the senate foreign relations committee john kiriakou and while he isn't the only whistleblower charged out of this administration his stories particularly unique is that he actually left his position at the cia in two thousand and four three years later when waterboarding was a becoming a point...
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vice president joe biden said that the u.s. was ready for direct negotiations with the with iran do you see it as a breakthrough as a serious push for diplomacy on the part of washington well hopefully of course so we're looking forward to the resumption of the talks of the six. in late february and we have always welcomed the possibility of direct contacts between the united states and iran unfortunately over the years there's been some back and forth some positive statements on the one side were met by negative statements on the other side this time i understand there's been a strong negative statement from high level from tehran which which was saying that those talks were impossible but the iranians are notoriously difficult to negotiators and of course the subject matter is very complex so on each particular issue there are always very difficult discussions but it is. quite a challenge to make headway but there we believe that there has been some third way on the substance of those discussions but we hope that there is a g
vice president joe biden said that the u.s. was ready for direct negotiations with the with iran do you see it as a breakthrough as a serious push for diplomacy on the part of washington well hopefully of course so we're looking forward to the resumption of the talks of the six. in late february and we have always welcomed the possibility of direct contacts between the united states and iran unfortunately over the years there's been some back and forth some positive statements on the one side...
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you may remember that earlier this month i highlighted a man who's been under siege by the u.s. government for blowing the whistle on torture referring to former cia analyst and senior investigator for the senate foreign relations committee john kiriakou and while he isn't the only whistleblower charged out of this administration his stories particularly unique is that he actually left his position at the cia in two thousand and four three years later when waterboarding was becoming a point of contention he was put to the media circuit as a commentator eventually to disclose the name of the covert cia officer to a freelance reporter simply wanted to help the journalist find a good source a little do you know that's the formation would cost him his career just last week he was sentenced to two and a half years in prison as part of a plea deal and he now stands as the first cia officer to be convicted under the espionage act an extremely archaic piece of world war one legislation now because of the legal proceedings caracal has been silent and unable to speak to the media not even
you may remember that earlier this month i highlighted a man who's been under siege by the u.s. government for blowing the whistle on torture referring to former cia analyst and senior investigator for the senate foreign relations committee john kiriakou and while he isn't the only whistleblower charged out of this administration his stories particularly unique is that he actually left his position at the cia in two thousand and four three years later when waterboarding was becoming a point of...
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and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal well put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care at all going to the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of drone wars to target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact mentality is the problem this blind faith is what led to americans being the targets of assassinations without due process our silence is complicity what are we going to wake up to this flawed logic when the predator drones are above our houses taking out our family and friends. like. you've never seen anything like that. yesterday's show was all about the national defense authorization act and the subsequent lawsuit that has been filed against the government over the indefinite detention klotz along with the powerho
and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal well put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care at all going to the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of drone wars to target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this...
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has done so far showed you ran the opposite of that starting from the u.s. helping get rid of their democratically elected leader in the fifty's putting the shah in power much hated figure in iran what can the u.s. do to. now to show iran that they respect their national interests the first thing that has to happen is this basic acceptance except in some of these low mcgrew public as a legitimate and rational actor this is the model.
has done so far showed you ran the opposite of that starting from the u.s. helping get rid of their democratically elected leader in the fifty's putting the shah in power much hated figure in iran what can the u.s. do to. now to show iran that they respect their national interests the first thing that has to happen is this basic acceptance except in some of these low mcgrew public as a legitimate and rational actor this is the model.
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justice department suggests the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. live a few might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to zero thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something. to united states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president to order that that person be killed despite the u.n. raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. is said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world the latest announcement a new facility in asia where obama has redefined war their intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a quiet because there was no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of the union address queening that we
justice department suggests the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. live a few might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to zero thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something. to united states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the...
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had used a cruise missile what if the u.s. it used a conventional bomb what if the u.s. had used artillery i submitted almost all instances the same concerns would be extant you would have so i don't think the drone is a mode dalla he is in and of itself the concern it's the broader use of force not the mechanism and and i would just note that throughout this discussion and most discussions we use the term drone and that's a convenient overarching label but it's a little misleading and i say that because drones implies autonomy and these systems are remotely piloted that's significant because as we move forward whatever the concerns people have for current remotely piloted vehicles and systems we will have and do have autonomous systems and i think those present even more challenges and indeed when you want to react to that it's the use of force. well in terms of using of drones overseas i would say in some ways chris you're right in that we're concerned about whether it was somebody was killed by a drone or by. fighter jet we don't want to be violating sovereign nations
had used a cruise missile what if the u.s. it used a conventional bomb what if the u.s. had used artillery i submitted almost all instances the same concerns would be extant you would have so i don't think the drone is a mode dalla he is in and of itself the concern it's the broader use of force not the mechanism and and i would just note that throughout this discussion and most discussions we use the term drone and that's a convenient overarching label but it's a little misleading and i say...
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military footprint it seems that the u.s. has its boots eyes ears and drones on the ground in almost every country in the world back in two thousand and eleven when congressman ron paul famously said that the u.s. is under great threat and no not because of our freedoms but rather because quote we occupy so many countries one hundred and thirty countries we have nine hundred bases around the world the sad reality is that the u.s. government is openly engaged in overseas contingency operations and every corner of the planet for example in the middle east the u.s. has ongoing operations that range from ground forces to aerial drone strikes and routine surveillance and nearly every country in the region most recently news just broke up a secret drone base in saudi arabia one that news outlets knew about for years but didn't report on because of their fear of violating quote national security moving on to africa u.s. military presence ranges from advise and assist troops throughout the continent to actual bases in egypt djibouti
military footprint it seems that the u.s. has its boots eyes ears and drones on the ground in almost every country in the world back in two thousand and eleven when congressman ron paul famously said that the u.s. is under great threat and no not because of our freedoms but rather because quote we occupy so many countries one hundred and thirty countries we have nine hundred bases around the world the sad reality is that the u.s. government is openly engaged in overseas contingency operations...
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they they would dismiss any accusation because the u.s. government has classified everything related to its torture practices but yet you go to prison because he talked about it why do you think this administration president obama who signed an executive order to stop torture at the very beginning of his first term why do you think he's protecting folks from the previous administration most people don't realize this but president obama has surrounded himself with the same intelligence advisors who advised president bush through most of the first term the cia had the same deputy director that bush had the same director of operations that bush had john brennan who is president obama's new designee to be the cia director and until what a week ago or so was the deputy national security adviser was under president bush the director of the national counterterrorism center and up to his eyeballs in torture policy so even though we changed presidents there was really no change of intelligence advisors at least not on counterterrorism john brennan
they they would dismiss any accusation because the u.s. government has classified everything related to its torture practices but yet you go to prison because he talked about it why do you think this administration president obama who signed an executive order to stop torture at the very beginning of his first term why do you think he's protecting folks from the previous administration most people don't realize this but president obama has surrounded himself with the same intelligence advisors...
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justice department suggests the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. lift you might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to a thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against united states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president to order that that person be killed the spite the u.n. raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. is said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world the latest announcement a new facility in asia where obama has redefined war during intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a private because there is no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of the u
justice department suggests the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. lift you might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to a thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against united states then this illogical logic would present the idea...
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animal colombia and brazil aid the u.s. in their drug operations countries like ecuador of simply refuse to allow america to build bases on their land here in north america the mexican government acknowledges that u.s. intelligence and military officials are deployed in the country however we have no idea to what extent since the information is being withheld because of again national security haven't heard that one before but let's not forget our closest allies in europe or several countries are willing participants in the cia's expansive torture program in fact check out the countries that are hosting overseas troops. germany the u.k. belgium spain italy and turkey all countries that are more than willing to house tens of thousands of american troops who are ready to mobilize at any point so even though we hear constant rhetoric about wars winding down and obama shift in policy this is to ask yourself does this look like a military empire that's winding down you. wealthy british. markets. come to. find out what's really h
animal colombia and brazil aid the u.s. in their drug operations countries like ecuador of simply refuse to allow america to build bases on their land here in north america the mexican government acknowledges that u.s. intelligence and military officials are deployed in the country however we have no idea to what extent since the information is being withheld because of again national security haven't heard that one before but let's not forget our closest allies in europe or several countries...
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iran's supreme leader ayatollah khomeini has rejected the u.s. offer of direct talks over its nuclear program saying the two countries cannot negotiate when tehran has a gun pointed out it comes just a day after washington tightened economic sanctions on iran and restricting cash from oil production u.s. vice president joe biden made the offer of one to one discussions last saturday. the french defense minister says it's misfired to frog rocket scientists forces in the northeast of mali it's not known if any casualties now more than four thousand french soldiers in the country troops the government in paris as it wants to withdraw from next month defense minister says the war has so far cost france seventy million euros. and tens of thousands of students are expected to take to the streets across spain they continue their protests against education reforms the last two days of seen mr ations but this is expected to be the largest yet. from the country's education minister to resign the changes to the education system. cost five million lives. com
iran's supreme leader ayatollah khomeini has rejected the u.s. offer of direct talks over its nuclear program saying the two countries cannot negotiate when tehran has a gun pointed out it comes just a day after washington tightened economic sanctions on iran and restricting cash from oil production u.s. vice president joe biden made the offer of one to one discussions last saturday. the french defense minister says it's misfired to frog rocket scientists forces in the northeast of mali it's...
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and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal won't put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care all of the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of drone wars to target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact mentality is the problem this blind faith is what led to americans being the targets of assassinations without due process our silence is. well let's see what we're going to wake up to this flawed logic when the predator drones are above our houses taking out our family and friends. like. you've never seen anything like. yesterday's show was all about the national defense authorization act and the subsequent lawsuit that has been filed against the government over the indefinite detention quads along with the powerhouse of jo
and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal won't put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care all of the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of drone wars to target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact...
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u.s. criteria for what americans could be incinerated by u.s. drones well apparently americans are in the dark about the fact that this is even happening in the poll from public mind shows that forty percent of voters think it's a legal for the government to kill americans abroad. and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal will put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care at all going to the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of drone wars to target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat you see this exact mentality is the problem this blind faith is what led to americans being the targets of assassinations without due process our silence is complicity what are we going to wake up to this flawed logic when the predator drones are above our houses taking out our family and fr
u.s. criteria for what americans could be incinerated by u.s. drones well apparently americans are in the dark about the fact that this is even happening in the poll from public mind shows that forty percent of voters think it's a legal for the government to kill americans abroad. and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal will put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal...
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and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal won't put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care all of the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of. drone wars the target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact mentality is the problem this blind faith is what led to americans being the targets of assassinations without due process our silence is complicity what are we going to wake up to this flawed logic when the predator drones are above our houses taking out our family and friends. look like. you've never seen anything like. yesterday's show was all about the national defense authorization act and the subsequent lawsuit that has been filed against the government over the indefinite detention quads along with the powerhouse of
and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal won't put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care all of the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of. drone wars the target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact...
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and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal won't put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care all of the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of drone wars the target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact mentality is the problem this blind faith is what led to americans being the targets of assassinations without due process our silence is complicity what are we going to wake up to this flawed logic when the. predator drones are above our house is taking out our family and friends. like. you ever seen anything like. yesterday's show was all about the national defense authorization act and the subsequent lawsuit that has been filed against the government over the indefinite detention klotz along with the powerhouse of journa
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yielding to an angry congress u.s. president barack obama has agreed to hand over classified documents which he says that justify his policy of ordering targeted killings of suspected terrorists u.s. lawmakers have been demanding the files for years but the president has staunchly refused to strike but risen do some senators had hinted they would block his nominee for cia chief from told loftus john brennan the man behind the u.s. drone program is to face the senate at his confirmation hearing on thursday and as artie's damage can his confirmation could only broaden the horizon america's role. in the shadows no more drones are moving into the mainstream was drone makers in the u.s. military pushing to defend the killing machine drones are more properly titled remotely piloted vehicles allow us to do is to project capability without projecting vulnerability and their revolutionizing work. by allowing us to see and . from half a world away a major drone manufacturer lockheed martin has financed an hour long documentary o
yielding to an angry congress u.s. president barack obama has agreed to hand over classified documents which he says that justify his policy of ordering targeted killings of suspected terrorists u.s. lawmakers have been demanding the files for years but the president has staunchly refused to strike but risen do some senators had hinted they would block his nominee for cia chief from told loftus john brennan the man behind the u.s. drone program is to face the senate at his confirmation hearing...
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u.s. drone strategy in an effort to avoid scrutiny around the bretons canada saying the u.s. president has even agreed to handover classified documents justifying the killing of american terror suspects abroad so after years of keeping it secret is out he's going to chicken reports from brennan's confirmation by broaden their horizons america's drone fleets. in the shadows know more drones are moving into the mainstream was drone makers in the u.s. military pushing to defend the killing machine drones are more properly titled remotely piloted vehicles allow us to do is to project capability without projecting vulnerability in their revolutionising we're. allowing us to see and. from half a world away a major drone manufacturer lockheed martin has financed an hour long documentary on drones aired recently on u.s. public television carrying the technological capabilities of the killing machine from trailers like this pilots of the predator and its larger cousin the reaper have killed thousan
u.s. drone strategy in an effort to avoid scrutiny around the bretons canada saying the u.s. president has even agreed to handover classified documents justifying the killing of american terror suspects abroad so after years of keeping it secret is out he's going to chicken reports from brennan's confirmation by broaden their horizons america's drone fleets. in the shadows know more drones are moving into the mainstream was drone makers in the u.s. military pushing to defend the killing machine...
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rone wars to target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact mentality is the problem this blind faith is what led to americans being the targets of assassinations without due process our silence is complicity what are we going to wake up to this flawed logic when the predator drones are above our houses taking out our family and friends. looking for a do you ever seen anything like. yesterday's show was all about the national defense authorization act and the subsequent lawsuit that has been filed against the government over the indefinite detention quads along with the powerhouse of journalists and activists there were also whistleblowers present to show their solidarity in the case while in new york city for the trial i had the honor of sitting down with thomas drake is a former national security agency employee and whistleblower of a wiretapping program called trailblazer in which he claims is a violation of our privacy and as a result of him speaking out he was declared an enemy
rone wars to target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact mentality is the problem this blind faith is what led to americans being the targets of assassinations without due process our silence is complicity what are we going to wake up to this flawed logic when the predator drones are above our houses taking out our family and friends. looking for a do you ever seen anything like. yesterday's show was all about the national defense authorization act and...
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and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal won't put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care all of the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of drone wars the target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact mentality is the problem this blind faith is what led to americans being the targets of assassinations without due process our silence is complicity what are we going to wake up to this flawed logic when the predator drones are above our houses taking out our family and friends. are looking. to do is have you ever seen anything like that. yesterday's show was all about the national defense authorization act and the subsequent lawsuit that has been filed against the government over the indefinite detention quads along with t
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u.s. military killing machine is set for a boost as an architect of america's drone strategy faces a confirmation to be head of the cia. and growing anger in tunis here the prime minister pledges to reshuffle the government from the assassination of an opposition leader but his own islamist party rejects the play. world news twenty four hours a day from the heart of moscow when a new studio is here in the center of the city on kerry johnston well let's go straight to our top story now it's exactly one year until the opening of the twenty fourteen winter olympic games in russia a special giant clocks in the country's biggest cities have begun the countdown for the event that will be held in the black sea resort city of sochi the clock is also taking for the organizers say final preparations are on track and finishing touches are being done to make the games unforgettable are also keeping a close eye on how work is being completed before saatchi becomes host to well hundreds of thousands of
u.s. military killing machine is set for a boost as an architect of america's drone strategy faces a confirmation to be head of the cia. and growing anger in tunis here the prime minister pledges to reshuffle the government from the assassination of an opposition leader but his own islamist party rejects the play. world news twenty four hours a day from the heart of moscow when a new studio is here in the center of the city on kerry johnston well let's go straight to our top story now it's...
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u.s. president barack obama will handle of a classified documents that justify his use of trying to carry out targeted killings of suspected terrorists this comes as a john brennan the man behind the u.s. drone program is to face the senate at his confirmation hearing as head office cia arches gammage again takes a look at why washington's drug policy stretches far beyond the country's boundaries. in the shadows no more drones are moving into the mainstream was drone makers in the u.s. military pushing to defend the killing machine drones are more properly titled remotely piloted vehicles allow us to do is to project capability without projecting vulnerability and their revolutionizing warfare by allowing us to see and kill from half a world away a major drone manufacturer lockheed martin has financed an hour long documentary on drones aired recently on u.s. public television how to the technological capabilities of the killing machine from trailers like this pilots of the predator and its
u.s. president barack obama will handle of a classified documents that justify his use of trying to carry out targeted killings of suspected terrorists this comes as a john brennan the man behind the u.s. drone program is to face the senate at his confirmation hearing as head office cia arches gammage again takes a look at why washington's drug policy stretches far beyond the country's boundaries. in the shadows no more drones are moving into the mainstream was drone makers in the u.s. military...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when asked what unquote an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines the target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. at the very beginning of the hearing as john brennan was delivering his remarks he was interrupted five times or so by protesters who stood up and express these shouted out rather their opposition to those executions senators had to take a recess for for the protesters to be removed from the hearing and these protests are. to drone strikes kill innocent people as well not just suspected terrorists everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program is saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it. a private hearing now a way to jump brennan when ordered to iron out technic
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when asked what unquote an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines the target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. at the very beginning of the hearing as john brennan was delivering his remarks he was interrupted five times or so by...
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and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal to put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care all of the same poll seventy five. percent of people approve of drone wars to target whatever the us brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact mentality is the problem this blind faith is what led to americans being the targets of assassinations without due process our silence is complicity in what we're going to wake up to this flawed logic when the predator drones are above our houses taking out our family and friends. looking for a good if you've never seen anything like. yesterday's show was all about the national defense authorization act and the subsequent lawsuit that has been filed against the government over the indefinite detention clause along with the powerhous
and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal to put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care all of the same poll seventy five. percent of people approve of drone wars to target whatever the us brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact mentality...
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money shows that the u.s. has actually bought two thirds of the world's drone market up they have allocated seven point five billion dollars for the john budget so far in two thousand and thirteen so obviously this industry isn't going away what can we do to at least regulate it. well there's a drone caucus in congress which is really been pushing for a number of years to roll out not just the use of drones internationally but also domestically there they've been pushing to get the f.a.a. to prove drums and domestic air space and what is work for citizen involvement best so far has been local involvement so for example seattle was rolling out a drone program and for this and they were able to convince the police not to roll it out and really these drones haven't proven necessary or they haven't proven cost effective they haven't proven particularly useful except in rare examples where you have a crazy act running around los angeles right but or i mean they are you on the border it's not even clear that they're
money shows that the u.s. has actually bought two thirds of the world's drone market up they have allocated seven point five billion dollars for the john budget so far in two thousand and thirteen so obviously this industry isn't going away what can we do to at least regulate it. well there's a drone caucus in congress which is really been pushing for a number of years to roll out not just the use of drones internationally but also domestically there they've been pushing to get the f.a.a. to...
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check some other stories from around the globe this hour in the u.s. eight people have died on the bus collided with a pickup truck on a narrow mountain highway in southern california dozens of others were reportedly injured and treated at the scene a possum passenger collars also caught in the accident they rode was reduced to one lane causing a major traffic jam. in bahrain government forces are once again clashed with anti regime protesters in the rural areas tear gas was used against the crowds hurling petrol bombs bahrain has suffered almost daily violence since an uprising began two years ago in a public call for greater freedoms from their monarchy the authorities are accused of oppression under severe quieted down opposition activists allegedly illegally jailing and torturing some to keep them wired. and the gyptian man who was beaten naked in the streets of cairo during demonstrations on friday as riot police are to blame they have previously accused opposition protesters of being behind that footage of suburbs treatment of the homes of unifor
check some other stories from around the globe this hour in the u.s. eight people have died on the bus collided with a pickup truck on a narrow mountain highway in southern california dozens of others were reportedly injured and treated at the scene a possum passenger collars also caught in the accident they rode was reduced to one lane causing a major traffic jam. in bahrain government forces are once again clashed with anti regime protesters in the rural areas tear gas was used against the...
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restricting cash from oil production u.s. vice president joe biden made the offer of want to one discussions last saturday. leader of hamas says he's in talks with palestinian president mahmoud abbas about forging a coalition government. mention that both parties are ready ahead of the mainstream presidential elections a massive push the first time it went ahead by the us out of the gaza strip in two thousand and seven a conflict between the two sides. wildfires in australia are making their way across the south of tasmania but emergency services are bracing for the weather conditions authorities have called on some locals to move from an accessible there is still the danger has passed its latest away the fires comes after bush won the story many projects part of his last. will come your way our special report on how video games can affect your state of mind stay with us for that. good leverage or two mccurry was able to build on its most sophisticated robot which on fortunately doesn't give a darn about anything tunes missio
restricting cash from oil production u.s. vice president joe biden made the offer of want to one discussions last saturday. leader of hamas says he's in talks with palestinian president mahmoud abbas about forging a coalition government. mention that both parties are ready ahead of the mainstream presidential elections a massive push the first time it went ahead by the us out of the gaza strip in two thousand and seven a conflict between the two sides. wildfires in australia are making their...
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some of the stories from around the world asawa and the u.s. eight people have died after a boss collided with a pickup truck on a narrow mountain highway in southern california dozens of others were already injured and treated in this scene a passing passenger car was also caught in the accident they road was reduced to one lane causing a major traffic jam. in bahrain government forces have once again clashed with anti regime protesters and will areas tear gas was used against the crowds hurling petrol bombs bahrain has suffered almost daily violence since an uprising began two years ago and the public call for greater freedoms for their monarchy they also which is are accused of oppression under severe quieted down opposition activists allegedly illegally jailing and torturing some to keep them quiet. and the gyptian man who was beaten naked in the streets of cairo during demonstrations on friday as riot police are to blame they have previously accused opposition protesters of being behind the times footage of suburbs treatment of the homes o
some of the stories from around the world asawa and the u.s. eight people have died after a boss collided with a pickup truck on a narrow mountain highway in southern california dozens of others were already injured and treated in this scene a passing passenger car was also caught in the accident they road was reduced to one lane causing a major traffic jam. in bahrain government forces have once again clashed with anti regime protesters and will areas tear gas was used against the crowds...
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in the shadows no more drones are moving into the mainstream was drone makers in the u.s. military pushing to defend the killing machine drones are more properly titled remotely piloted vehicles allow us to do is to project capability without projecting vulnerability and their revolutionizing warfare by allowing us to see and kill from path a world away a major drone manufacturer lockheed martin has financed an hour long documentary on drones aired recently on u.s. public television counting the technological capabilities of the killing machine from trailers like this pilots of the predator and its larger cousin the reaper have killed thousands of individual since two thousand and one using remotely piloted aircraft contrary to popular belief actually provides the greatest degree of ethical oversight for their use of this young man in pakistan he would probably disagree several of his family members died at the remote hands of a drone up more than a thousand other civilians were reportedly killed by u.s. drone strikes in pakistan and yemen we find ourselves murdering peopl
in the shadows no more drones are moving into the mainstream was drone makers in the u.s. military pushing to defend the killing machine drones are more properly titled remotely piloted vehicles allow us to do is to project capability without projecting vulnerability and their revolutionizing warfare by allowing us to see and kill from path a world away a major drone manufacturer lockheed martin has financed an hour long documentary on drones aired recently on u.s. public television counting...
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secretary of state hillary clinton recently testified to congress in regards to the attack on the u.s. consulate was killed an american ambassador in benghazi libya during the testimony couldn't rather calmly said things like that the revolutions that sprang up during the arab spring like in libya where the events in bali have created instability and safe havens for terrorists and she made it clear that there is no doubt that the algerian terrorists had weapons from libya so the us secretary has basically admitted that the actions of the usa and nato have caused a mass instability that has allowed the seeds of terrorism to grow when the justification for most of the actions in the muslim world is to stop evil dictators who harbor terrorists or spread shining democracy if libya would have been left alone algerian terrorists wouldn't be getting any weapons from it now this is like an exterminator accidentally or maybe on purpose actually feeding the roaches in your basements that there are ten times more of them and then saying that he has to keep working because he's the only one who c
secretary of state hillary clinton recently testified to congress in regards to the attack on the u.s. consulate was killed an american ambassador in benghazi libya during the testimony couldn't rather calmly said things like that the revolutions that sprang up during the arab spring like in libya where the events in bali have created instability and safe havens for terrorists and she made it clear that there is no doubt that the algerian terrorists had weapons from libya so the us secretary...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when quote unquote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program is saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it. well drone warfare and its consequences as well as the morality of it all are up for debate in cross talk coming up later today we hear how drone strikes may be breeding the very terror authorities are seeking to eliminate. quite horrific. but it's getting worse i mean this is drawn be a small i. close to mali so that you've got the west of africanized well so it's trucking up so that we're going to draw on b.s. is all over africa i'm not sure will disappoint really why are we
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when quote unquote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the...
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raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. is said to. and it's remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world has redefined war during intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act didn't apply because there was no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of the union address queening that we don't need perpetual war for peace but it is perpetual war when you can drop bombs on any country and then claim that it's not working john brennan often referred to as the architect of the administration's drone war how it's the new opportunities for the us to wage wars without risking american lives there is another reason the targeted strikes can be a wise choice strategic consequences that inevitably come with the use of force. as we have seen deploying large armies abroad won't always be our best offense all in all the u.s. now has around ten thousand drones in its fleet not all of them carry weapons of course a lot of them are for surveillance bot
raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. is said to. and it's remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world has redefined war during intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act didn't apply because there was no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of the union address queening that we don't need perpetual war for peace but it is perpetual war when you can drop bombs...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when one quote an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent some. at the very beginning of the hearing as john brennan was delivering his remarks he was interrupted five times or so by protesters who stood up and express these shouted out rather their opposition to those executions senators had to take a recess for for the protesters to be removed from the hearing and these protests are steered by numerous reports that drone strikes kill innocent people as well not just suspected terrorists everybody expected a tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program is saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it. a private hearing elway to jump brennan when ordered to
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when one quote an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent some. at the very beginning of the hearing as john brennan was delivering his remarks he was interrupted five times or so by protesters who...
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the u.s. weapon of choice and warfare these days is a drones but a new wave of drones capable of taking off and landing on aircraft carriers could mean a major expansion of this program we'll explore ahead. and it was thought that john brennan the man picked by president obama to head the cia would be an easy confirmation but one senator is bound to block brennan from that post what rand paul is demanding coming up. and it's a battle of david and goliath proportions monsanto versus small farmers coming up a look at the biotech giants battle with small farmers over seeds. it's thursday february fourteenth four pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wall and you're watching r.t. we began zeroing in on a massive piece of equipment that could transform the way the military conducts its missions drones have made their way into the mainstream conversation as senators demand more transparency on the thus far secret drone campaign as of now we have a drone bases in places like pakistan and djibouti africa
the u.s. weapon of choice and warfare these days is a drones but a new wave of drones capable of taking off and landing on aircraft carriers could mean a major expansion of this program we'll explore ahead. and it was thought that john brennan the man picked by president obama to head the cia would be an easy confirmation but one senator is bound to block brennan from that post what rand paul is demanding coming up. and it's a battle of david and goliath proportions monsanto versus small...
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it's worth arise by the u.s. congress by certain very important congress people who believe that they are reflecting the will of the american people in the wake of nine eleven there was a huge outcry in america for vengeance for the united states to prove for the government to prove that it was more terrible than the people who launched the nine eleven attack and so the congress believing that a reflect the will of the american people authorize the cia to do this since nine eleven the government has been able to maintain this attitude that it's required for security to commit crimes this is never been necessary before what it illustrates is that the government is more capable propagandizing the american people by exaggerating the threats that exist in order to perpetuate which probably is a state of emergency that really doesn't exist in which the government is able to portray the united states the greatest military power that ever existed on the planet earth and some of the person that's been bully. the truth is
it's worth arise by the u.s. congress by certain very important congress people who believe that they are reflecting the will of the american people in the wake of nine eleven there was a huge outcry in america for vengeance for the united states to prove for the government to prove that it was more terrible than the people who launched the nine eleven attack and so the congress believing that a reflect the will of the american people authorize the cia to do this since nine eleven the...
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on them and washington is promising to draw up a new national polygraph policy following allegations u.s. federal agencies are exceeding their legal and ethical limits to determine who can be trusted. in a fortnight or for those who believe that a polygraph is a tool used to incriminate the innocent. for more than three decades john sullivan worked as a polygraph examiner for america's central intelligence agency today the retired cia employee is offering some strong opinions about the nation's lie detector policy too many honest people are too many people who should be passing their tests aren't and i and there's no there's no accountability for that. last year more than seventy three thousand americans were reportedly required to undergo polygraph tests in order to get or keep jobs with the federal government according to an investigation by mcclatchy newspapers a growing number of u.s. agencies are asking employees and applicants intimate questions that extends way beyond the realm of national security probing matters such as sexual conduct financial matters and past personal relation
on them and washington is promising to draw up a new national polygraph policy following allegations u.s. federal agencies are exceeding their legal and ethical limits to determine who can be trusted. in a fortnight or for those who believe that a polygraph is a tool used to incriminate the innocent. for more than three decades john sullivan worked as a polygraph examiner for america's central intelligence agency today the retired cia employee is offering some strong opinions about the nation's...
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try some other stories from around the globe in the u.s. people have died after a boss collided with a pickup truck on a narrow mountain highway in southern california dozens of others were reportedly injured and treated at the scene a passing passenger car was also caught in the accident they rode was reduced to one lane causing a major traffic jam. in bahrain government forces have once again clashed with torturing for taxes and brutal areas share gas was used against the crowds hurling petrol bombs or rain has suffered almost daily violence and uprising began two years ago and a public call for greater freedom from their monarchy the horses are accused of oppression under severe quanah down opposition activists allegedly illegally jailing and torturing some to keep them quiet. and the gyptian man who was taken i was beaten they can in this and make it in the streets of cairo during demonstrations on friday says riot police also blade had previously accused opposition protesters of being behind the times footage of her murder suburbs trea
try some other stories from around the globe in the u.s. people have died after a boss collided with a pickup truck on a narrow mountain highway in southern california dozens of others were reportedly injured and treated at the scene a passing passenger car was also caught in the accident they rode was reduced to one lane causing a major traffic jam. in bahrain government forces have once again clashed with torturing for taxes and brutal areas share gas was used against the crowds hurling...
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israel says something it means that he did stop short of actually a third being israel's involvement now u.s. officials have said that the strike targeted an arms convoy that was carrying anti aircraft weapons from syria to lebanon according to the israeli defense minister ehud barak he said that we do not think and i'm quoting that syria should be allowed to bring advanced weapons systems into live unarmed it is important to make the point that his comments does not constitute acknowledgement of israel's involvement in the strike but it certainly does suggest the possibility that it took place and it was responsible for it but also said that the syrian president bashar assad's fall is imminent and that it would serve as a major blow to his villa and iran need to look at this israeli strategy and it's a strategy that israel has employed in the past and that is namely a strategy of silence it is strategic it doesn't give any kind of confirmation or any kind of denial what israel has done in the past is launch an attack then leave and it really its response has been a no comment which really l
israel says something it means that he did stop short of actually a third being israel's involvement now u.s. officials have said that the strike targeted an arms convoy that was carrying anti aircraft weapons from syria to lebanon according to the israeli defense minister ehud barak he said that we do not think and i'm quoting that syria should be allowed to bring advanced weapons systems into live unarmed it is important to make the point that his comments does not constitute acknowledgement...
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and generous customers to places like the u.s. . and now to another molecule that has its own problems with the opposition bahrain the regime protesters that once again clashed with police in various parts of the country their forty's used tear gas against the crowds which were hurling far bombs the gulf kingdom has been cracking down on pro-reform demonstrators for two years arresting thousands including prominent activists the government claims has taken steps to address the brutality of the security forces but opposition campaigners say daily assaults continue unabated. the number of dead from a suicide bomb attack on a group of al-qaeda fighters has risen to nineteen more than forty others were wounded incident took place as men gather to collect their salaries outside an office in a town north of baghdad the blast comes a day after several suicide attackers targeted a provincial police headquarters in kirkuk killing at least fifteen and wounding dozens. a skeleton found under a car park in the city of leicester in the u.k. has
and generous customers to places like the u.s. . and now to another molecule that has its own problems with the opposition bahrain the regime protesters that once again clashed with police in various parts of the country their forty's used tear gas against the crowds which were hurling far bombs the gulf kingdom has been cracking down on pro-reform demonstrators for two years arresting thousands including prominent activists the government claims has taken steps to address the brutality of the...
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with the federal government according to an investigation by mcclatchy newspapers a growing number of u.s. agencies are asking employees and applicants intimate questions that extend way beyond the realm of national security probing matters such as sexual conduct financial matters and past personal relationships a woman was pressured to talk about her experience being molested as a child and when the polar bear for said that he refused to go on with the interrogation he alleges that he was pressured to go back and continue interrogating or a decade ago the national academies an organization advising washington on scientific matters urged the feds to stop using polygraphs as a screening technique scientists found that polygraphs aren't reliable enough to prevent innocent people from failing and deceptive candidates from passing i think it's important to understand that the polygraph is not just. for screening it's an interrogation tool. there's no question that the trip that leads to indication of. the drilling down. question that they get asked may well be quite true over the past ten yea
with the federal government according to an investigation by mcclatchy newspapers a growing number of u.s. agencies are asking employees and applicants intimate questions that extend way beyond the realm of national security probing matters such as sexual conduct financial matters and past personal relationships a woman was pressured to talk about her experience being molested as a child and when the polar bear for said that he refused to go on with the interrogation he alleges that he was...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when quote unquote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program is saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it. drone warfare has consequences in the morality of it all are up for debate in cross talk coming up later this hour we hear how drone strikes may be breeding the very terror that authorities are seeking to eliminate. it's quite horrific in africa but it's getting worse i mean this is drawn be a snow in close to mali so that you've got the west of africa now as well so it's trucking up so that we're going to draw on b.s. is all over africa and i'm not sure what to suppose really w
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when quote unquote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the...
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argument that they were secret unicode detention plates where people were tortured in violation of u.s. and international iraq so there was never any reader going around president obama closed down but the reality is the real concern in the us is that no senior official has ever been held accountable the only people who can prosecute him for detainee abuse have been first of all very limited number of people and always low level people never the senior official who created the regime of torture and ordered it and didn't implement those human rights watch of the own reappeared then there are grounds for a criminal investigation into the congo and senior officials are all the way to the top or the former president george bush and other. well reportedly being held hostage for eight months by russian mafia an irish real estate tycoon who claims he was given a punishment he'd never forget was into the man's forehead and the website. of the moment the russian football premier league's dog and squad was said to be the third most expensive transfer in the country's history discovery he said to
argument that they were secret unicode detention plates where people were tortured in violation of u.s. and international iraq so there was never any reader going around president obama closed down but the reality is the real concern in the us is that no senior official has ever been held accountable the only people who can prosecute him for detainee abuse have been first of all very limited number of people and always low level people never the senior official who created the regime of torture...
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try some other stories from around the globe in the u.s. people have died after a boss collided with a pickup truck on a narrow mountain highway in southern california dozens of others were reportedly injured and treated at the scene a passing passenger car was also caught in the accident they rode was reduced to one lane causing a major traffic jam. in bahrain government forces have once again clashed with until regime protesters and brutal areas share gas was used against the crowds hurling petrol bombs or rain has suffered almost daily violence since an uprising began two years ago and a public call for greater freedom from their monarchy the horses are accused of oppression under severe quieted down opposition activists allegedly illegally jailing and torturing some to keep them quiet. and egyptian man who was taken i was beaten they can in this and make it in the streets of cairo during demonstrations on friday says riot police also blade had previously accused opposition protesters of being behind the times footage of her murder subur
try some other stories from around the globe in the u.s. people have died after a boss collided with a pickup truck on a narrow mountain highway in southern california dozens of others were reportedly injured and treated at the scene a passing passenger car was also caught in the accident they rode was reduced to one lane causing a major traffic jam. in bahrain government forces have once again clashed with until regime protesters and brutal areas share gas was used against the crowds hurling...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when it's an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. at the very beginning of the hearing as john brennan was delivering his remarks he was interrupted five times or so by protesters who stood up and expressed shouted out whether their opposition to those executions senators had to take a recess for the protesters to be removed from the hearing and these protests are steered by numerous reports that the drone strikes kill innocent people as well not just suspected terrorists everybody expected tough questions on drugs but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program if saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it but a private haring now wait strong brennan in order to find out
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when it's an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. at the very beginning of the hearing as john brennan was delivering his remarks he was interrupted five times or so by protesters who...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas wines to go down quote an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. at the very beginning of the hearing as john brennan was delivering his remarks he was interrupted five times or so by protesters who stood up and express shouted out whether their opposition to those executions senators had to take a recess for for the protesters to be removed from the hearing and these protests are steered by numerous reports that the drone strikes kill innocent people as well not just suspected terrorists everybody expected tough questions on drugs but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program if saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it. a private hearing now a way to john brennan in or
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas wines to go down quote an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. at the very beginning of the hearing as john brennan was delivering his remarks he was interrupted five times or so by...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when quote unquote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. everybody expected tough questions on drugs but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program if saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it drone warfare its consequences and the morality of it all are up for debate in crosstalk coming later this hour we hear how drone strikes may be breeding the very terror warranties are seeking to eliminate. it's quite horrific in africa but it's getting worse i mean there's a new new drawn be a snow in nigeria close to mali so that you've got the west of african as well and so it's trucking up so that we're going to have drawn be a says all over africa i'm not sure what to suppos
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when quote unquote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. everybody expected tough questions on drugs but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the...
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the u.s. military killing machine is set for a boost as an architect of america's drone strategy faces a confirmation hearing to be head of the cia. world news and much more twenty four hours a day you're watching r.t. broadcasting live from our studios here in moscow i'm kerry johnston let's go straight to our top story now it's exactly one year until the opening of the twenty fourteen winter olympic games in russia special john clocks in the country's biggest cities begun the countdown for the event that will be held in the black sea resort city of sochi where the clock is also ticking for the organizers you say final preparations are on track and finishing touches are being done to make the event unforgettable and shortly we'll be talking to our correspondent andrew farmer in sochi about what exactly is being done to deliver the games to remember meanwhile authorities are also keeping a close eye on our work has been completed before sochi becomes hosts hundreds of thousands of sportsmen an
the u.s. military killing machine is set for a boost as an architect of america's drone strategy faces a confirmation hearing to be head of the cia. world news and much more twenty four hours a day you're watching r.t. broadcasting live from our studios here in moscow i'm kerry johnston let's go straight to our top story now it's exactly one year until the opening of the twenty fourteen winter olympic games in russia special john clocks in the country's biggest cities begun the countdown for...
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yeah you only have to read the african documents the u.s. afrikaans documents to know this is a long term plan how many times bill that we've heard or worley going to go in for a few months and stabilize the situation and we'll be out what's not going to happen is there going to be permanent french and this is slightly out of nato is ranger so they're doing this under a new offices and they're going to provide logistical support military trainers hardware build air bases and so you have these different pockets of africa where your west is vying for military station in control already the u.s. has a base and two boutique third launching joe drones from so you have the militarization of the continent of africa so it's a just briefly why a lot he got help from france to step in but the central african republic didn't get help when it did all because well so why would that be excluded do you think. certainly it's there's certain countries that have certain interests that were the forefront of countries like france united states britain and so fo
yeah you only have to read the african documents the u.s. afrikaans documents to know this is a long term plan how many times bill that we've heard or worley going to go in for a few months and stabilize the situation and we'll be out what's not going to happen is there going to be permanent french and this is slightly out of nato is ranger so they're doing this under a new offices and they're going to provide logistical support military trainers hardware build air bases and so you have these...
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in the u.s. the los angeles police department says it will reopen investigation to the dismissal of all this officer who is now on the run suspected of how the officials will look into the fugitives allegations of racism and corruption among his ex colleagues christopher dorner was fired in two thousand and nine he's now wanted for that really killing three people after posting a manifesto online so he has forty targets on his hit list. expected militants have killed five soldiers and wounded one in a roadside attack an island police say a car bomb was detonated truck carrying the troops through attackers then opened fire on the soldiers security forces are frequently ambushed in the rest of self attacks have claimed more than five thousand lives since two thousand and four. battles have erupted between government troops and it's honest militants in mali's at northern city of gal the area was retaken from rebels by french back mali and forces a fortnight ago and here the city was rocked by two su
in the u.s. the los angeles police department says it will reopen investigation to the dismissal of all this officer who is now on the run suspected of how the officials will look into the fugitives allegations of racism and corruption among his ex colleagues christopher dorner was fired in two thousand and nine he's now wanted for that really killing three people after posting a manifesto online so he has forty targets on his hit list. expected militants have killed five soldiers and wounded...
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and the u.s. political elite endorses a new secretaries for state and defense with neither expected to change much and america's foreign policy. in the headlines over the week here on r t today. welcome to the weekly. now the friendship backed intervention in mali has been mobbed by alleged human rights abuses with activists accusing the joint forces of killing civilians torture and ethnic reprisals by the local army and with all the media attention now focused on the visit of president francois hollande information about the reported atrocities it's very hard to get but we did manage to get an exclusive report from one of the war ravaged areas. david cameron is getting sucked into something that i don't think he's seriously thought through two weeks ago we started offering transport planes to france we then sent force protection to back up the transport planes we sent trainers and we have additional force protection to protect them we then have surveillance aircraft going overhead and there are r
and the u.s. political elite endorses a new secretaries for state and defense with neither expected to change much and america's foreign policy. in the headlines over the week here on r t today. welcome to the weekly. now the friendship backed intervention in mali has been mobbed by alleged human rights abuses with activists accusing the joint forces of killing civilians torture and ethnic reprisals by the local army and with all the media attention now focused on the visit of president...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas went down quote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. at the very beginning of the hearing as john brennan was delivering kids remarks he was interrupted five times or so by protesters who stood up and expressed shouted out whether their opposition to those executions senators had to take a recess for for the protesters to be removed from the hearing and these protests are steered by numerous reports that the drone strikes kill innocent people as well not just suspected terrorists everybody expected a tough questions on drugs but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program if saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it a private hearing now waits john brennan an order to
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas went down quote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. at the very beginning of the hearing as john brennan was delivering kids remarks he was interrupted five times or so by protesters...
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u.s. government had only identified sixteen high value detainees italy is the only country where record criminally convicted officials for the involvement in extraordinary rendition operations canada is the only country to issue an apology to an extraordinary rendition victim i'm on here are are with who was rendered to and tortured in syria and only three countries in addition to canada sweet and australia and the united kingdom have issued compensation to extraordinary rendition victims and this report is rife with human rights abuses and it's clear that high ranking bush administration officials bear responsibility for authorizing human rights violations and yet no one was prosecuted because the u.s. government has. classified everything related to its torture practices and any accusation would be dismissed on state secrets grounds. journalist and historian douglas fountain time feels the anti terror measures in force by america overzealous because the government is riding the wave of t
u.s. government had only identified sixteen high value detainees italy is the only country where record criminally convicted officials for the involvement in extraordinary rendition operations canada is the only country to issue an apology to an extraordinary rendition victim i'm on here are are with who was rendered to and tortured in syria and only three countries in addition to canada sweet and australia and the united kingdom have issued compensation to extraordinary rendition victims and...
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israel says something it means that he did stop short of actually assuming israel's involvement now u.s. officials have said that the strike targeted an arms convoy that was carrying anti aircraft weapons from syria to lebanon according to the israeli defense minister ehud barak he said that we do not think and i'm quoting that syria should be allowed to bring advanced weapons systems into lebanon and it is important to make the point that his comments does not constitute acknowledgment of israel's involvement in the strike but it certainly does suggest the possibility that it took place and it was responsible for it but also said that the syrian president bashar assad's fall is imminent and that it would serve as a major blow to his bella and iran need to look at this israeli strategy and it's a strategy that israel has employed in the past and that is namely a strategy of silence it is strategic it doesn't give any kind of confirmation or any kind of denial of what is wrong. has done in the past is norwegian attack then leave and it really its response has been a no comment which real
israel says something it means that he did stop short of actually assuming israel's involvement now u.s. officials have said that the strike targeted an arms convoy that was carrying anti aircraft weapons from syria to lebanon according to the israeli defense minister ehud barak he said that we do not think and i'm quoting that syria should be allowed to bring advanced weapons systems into lebanon and it is important to make the point that his comments does not constitute acknowledgment of...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when quote unquote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. everybody expected tough questions on drugs but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program if saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it. drone warfare its consequences and the morality of it all are up for debate in crosstalk coming later this hour we hear how drone strikes may be breeding the very terror warranties are seeking to eliminate. it's quite horrific in africa but it's getting worse i mean there's a new new drawn be a snow in asia you close to mali so that you've got the west of africa know as well and so it's trucking up so that we're going to have drawn b.s. is all over africa and i'm not sure would
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when quote unquote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. everybody expected tough questions on drugs but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the...
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the u.s. military killing machine is set for a boost as an architect of america's drone strategy faces a confirmation terry to be head of the cia. world news and much more twenty four hours a day you're watching r.t. broadcasting live from our studios here in moscow i'm kerry johnston let's go straight to our top story now it's exactly one year until the opening of the twenty fourteen winter olympic games in russia special john clocks in the country's biggest cities have begun the countdown for the event that will be held in the black sea resort city of sochi where the clock is also ticking for the organizers you say final preparations are on track and finishing touches are being done to make the event unforgettable and shortly we'll be talking to our correspondent andrew farmer in sochi about what exactly is being done to deliver the games to remember meanwhile authorities are also keeping a close eye on our work has been completed before such he becomes hosts hundreds of thousands of sportsm
the u.s. military killing machine is set for a boost as an architect of america's drone strategy faces a confirmation terry to be head of the cia. world news and much more twenty four hours a day you're watching r.t. broadcasting live from our studios here in moscow i'm kerry johnston let's go straight to our top story now it's exactly one year until the opening of the twenty fourteen winter olympic games in russia special john clocks in the country's biggest cities have begun the countdown for...
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u.s. senate hearings for president obama's pick to be the new chief of the cia have wrapped up that's after interruptions by protesters over his controversial pardon america's drone program. political chaos in tunisia anti-government protests turn into violent clashes with police as the ruling is the block of the prime minister's plan to form a close coalition government. and the countdown to the next winter olympics begins its exactly one year until russia hold its first ever winter games that promises to become the most unique and most expensive in history. but not everyone is any celebrate torrie mood russia's president overspending and sacks a key figure behind the two thousand and fourteen games. providing top news in commentary twenty four hours a day this is our team live from moscow. now from drone strikes to torture techniques brought obama's nominee for the head of the cia has faced what was supposed to be tough questions in the senate confirmation hearings but many on capitol hi
u.s. senate hearings for president obama's pick to be the new chief of the cia have wrapped up that's after interruptions by protesters over his controversial pardon america's drone program. political chaos in tunisia anti-government protests turn into violent clashes with police as the ruling is the block of the prime minister's plan to form a close coalition government. and the countdown to the next winter olympics begins its exactly one year until russia hold its first ever winter games that...
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let's move on now and let's go to some other stories from around the globe in the u.s. eight people have died after a bus collided with a pickup truck on a narrow mountain highway in southern california dozens of others are reportedly injured and treated at the. seen a passing passenger car also caught in the accident they road was reduced to one lane causing a major traffic jam. in bahrain government forces will once again clash with anti regime places and bowral areas jackass was used against the crowds hurling petrol bombs bahrain has suffered almost daily violence since an uprising began two years ago and a public call for greater freedoms from that moment go forty's are accused of operation of russian i should say and a severe chronic down on opposition activists a measured way illegally jailing and to train some to keep them quiet. gyptian a man who was beaten naked in the streets of cairo during demonstrations on friday says riot police are to blame they have previously accused opposition protesters of being behind the times footage of suburbs treatment of the ha
let's move on now and let's go to some other stories from around the globe in the u.s. eight people have died after a bus collided with a pickup truck on a narrow mountain highway in southern california dozens of others are reportedly injured and treated at the. seen a passing passenger car also caught in the accident they road was reduced to one lane causing a major traffic jam. in bahrain government forces will once again clash with anti regime places and bowral areas jackass was used against...
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this is coming to you live from moscow welcome back the u.s. political establishment is continuing to endorse new chiefs senator john kerry was sworn in as u.s. secretary of state this week while defiance to know many chuck hagel was grilled by the senate hagel says military force as a last resort and the u. it has attracted admiration and criticism on american politicians on some experts believe washington is far from finished with its foreign military campaigns who's in charge of the band. and president obama was elected in two thousand in a way that you know the same kind of hope tim is in was there with shutting down get momentum in these wars and fighting the right kind of wars but then we find out when the you know after the deal is done after the elections are over the nomination process is over we continue with our war footing around the world no matter what the politicians come before those cameras and tell you what they were the key factors are that we need to take care of it be a social safety net or the economy or or jobs being crea
this is coming to you live from moscow welcome back the u.s. political establishment is continuing to endorse new chiefs senator john kerry was sworn in as u.s. secretary of state this week while defiance to know many chuck hagel was grilled by the senate hagel says military force as a last resort and the u. it has attracted admiration and criticism on american politicians on some experts believe washington is far from finished with its foreign military campaigns who's in charge of the band....
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when quote unquote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. everybody expected tough questions on drugs but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program if saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it well drone warfare its consequences and the morality of it all are up for debate in crosstalk commented today we'll hear how drone strikes may be breeding the very terror forties are seeking to eliminate. point horrific and for good but it's getting worse i mean there's a new new drawn be a snow in nigeria close to mali so that you've got the west of african i as well and so it's trucking up so that we're going to have drawn be a says all over africa i'm not sure what is supposed
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when quote unquote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. everybody expected tough questions on drugs but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the...
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and u.s. senate hearings get under way for president obama's controversial pick to be the next new chief of the cia already the sessions have been interrupted due to protests by activists who are furious that the man behind america's infamous drone program could be to become the head of the agency. plus the turmoil in tunisia intensifies fresh clashes between anti-government protesters and police are accompanied by political chaos with the ruling islam is defying the prime minister's decision to reshuffle the government. thanks for tuning in world news live from our moscow headquarters i'm lucy catherine of and of course you're watching our team well on to our top story it's now exactly one year until the opening of the twenty fourteen winter olympic games right here in russia a special giant clocks have been installed in the country's largest cities and they've begun the countdown for the event which will be held in the black sea resort city of sochi now of course when we're talking about soc
and u.s. senate hearings get under way for president obama's controversial pick to be the next new chief of the cia already the sessions have been interrupted due to protests by activists who are furious that the man behind america's infamous drone program could be to become the head of the agency. plus the turmoil in tunisia intensifies fresh clashes between anti-government protesters and police are accompanied by political chaos with the ruling islam is defying the prime minister's decision...
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raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. is said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world has redefined war during intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a pride because there was no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of the union address claiming that we don't need perpetual war for peace but it is perpetual war when you can drop bombs on any country and then claim that it's not working john brennan often referred to as the architect of the administration's drone war how it's the new opportunities for the u.s. to wage wars without risking american lives there's another reason a targeted strikes can be a wise choice strategic consequences that inevitably come with the use of force. as we have seen the killing large armies abroad is our best offense all in all the u.s. now has around ten thousand drones in its fleet not all of them carry weapons of course a lot of them are for surveillance both
raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. is said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world has redefined war during intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a pride because there was no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of the union address claiming that we don't need perpetual war for peace but it is perpetual war when you can drop bombs...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas went down quote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent through. everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program is saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it. well the largest manhunt in the history of the los angeles police department continues with teams combing the hillsides of a ski resort where the suspect is believed to be hiding thousands of police officers are searching for christopher dorner who is accused of having allegedly murder two civilians out of one police officer now in a rambling internet manifesto dorner had declared war on long foresman officials as well as our family is accusing the l.a.p.d. of quote internal corr
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas went down quote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent through. everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program...
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u.s. secretary of state she's traveled the world on numerous diplomatic missions but as she leaves her post with great fanfare does the hype match her record that's a question we'll ask coming up. the u.s. and the u.n. have imposed numerous sanctions against iran and its ability to sell oil around the globe but a new report says american officials in afghanistan failed to verify that fuel purchased for afghan security forces didn't come from iran is this yet another case of us a pop or c. . from immigration to health care the u.s. is facing serious problems but can a government that's deeply divided along party lines actually solve these different problems are to shine the light on some of the issues that's creating a broken system in the u.s. . it's friday february first him in washington d.c. meghan lopez and you're watching r.t. . well we begin with news coming out of turkey today two people are dead after a suicide bomber attacked the american embassy in an carra the turkish guardednes
u.s. secretary of state she's traveled the world on numerous diplomatic missions but as she leaves her post with great fanfare does the hype match her record that's a question we'll ask coming up. the u.s. and the u.n. have imposed numerous sanctions against iran and its ability to sell oil around the globe but a new report says american officials in afghanistan failed to verify that fuel purchased for afghan security forces didn't come from iran is this yet another case of us a pop or c. ....
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the can actually call for victims and the right even when the u.s. listed that's it on its black lives the amount of defending it because they know they can accomplish the coalition will only be able to do what its founder and i mean financing. the entity we ask them to do and if they don't do that they will lose the financing and they lose the support so they have to do this in the same plan they don't know how to hold and they cannot because they are not united and they don't have the same view was there it's a big mess and yet the west would like to see this big mess fall in the currency. now your financial state sex life and personal relationships all information that is apparently relevant to u.s. national security according to the cia thousands of people in america now have to once a very intimate questions or taking obligatory polygraph tests what is reported to the story. for more than three decades john sullivan worked as a polygraph examiner for america's central intelligence agency today the retired cia employee is offering some strong opi
the can actually call for victims and the right even when the u.s. listed that's it on its black lives the amount of defending it because they know they can accomplish the coalition will only be able to do what its founder and i mean financing. the entity we ask them to do and if they don't do that they will lose the financing and they lose the support so they have to do this in the same plan they don't know how to hold and they cannot because they are not united and they don't have the same...
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enjoy he spoke of the u.s. and britain as having the most open relationship that they have with any country in the world well that's all well and good but is a satisfactory relationship everyone wants to talk more about that i'm joined by a member of the u.k. independence party stephen wolf thank you very much joining us to stephen open relationships let's go into that is it really beneficial day for everyone i'm not sure it actually is i mean it should be we are and we are two countries that actually share common values in terms of our legal systems our language the way that we look at business and it should be but over the period of the years that we have this special relationship to winston churchill the first court in the fridge we've seen lots of arguments between ourselves and those of you know states clearly there was a huge to. from the way that the british public did not want to get involved in afghanistan we also had a disagreement in the way that we did not want to get in vietnam and only recently we
enjoy he spoke of the u.s. and britain as having the most open relationship that they have with any country in the world well that's all well and good but is a satisfactory relationship everyone wants to talk more about that i'm joined by a member of the u.k. independence party stephen wolf thank you very much joining us to stephen open relationships let's go into that is it really beneficial day for everyone i'm not sure it actually is i mean it should be we are and we are two countries that...
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u.s. government has only identified sixteen quote unquote high value detainees italy is the only country where a court has criminally has convicted officials for their involvement in extraordinary rendition operations ten of these the only country to issue an apology to and to agree to an extraordinary rendition victim here are our who was rendered to and tortured in syria and only three countries in addition to canada and sweden australia and the united kingdom have issued compensation to extraordinary rendition victims this report is ripe with human rights abuses and it's clear that high ranking bush administration officials bear responsibility for authorizing human rights violations and yet no one was prosecuted because the u.s. government has classified everything related to its torture practices any accusation would be dismissed on state secrets grounds. u.s. journalist and historian douglas valentine says washington's anti terror measures are overzealously taking advantage of public
u.s. government has only identified sixteen quote unquote high value detainees italy is the only country where a court has criminally has convicted officials for their involvement in extraordinary rendition operations ten of these the only country to issue an apology to and to agree to an extraordinary rendition victim here are our who was rendered to and tortured in syria and only three countries in addition to canada and sweden australia and the united kingdom have issued compensation to...
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restricting trash from oil production u.s. vice president joe biden made the offer of want to one discussions last saturday. leader of hamas says he's in talks with palestinian president mahmoud abbas about forging a coalition government. mention that both parties are getting ready ahead of the measure in presidential elections a massive push the first time it went ahead by a bass out of the gaza strip in two thousand and seven conflict between the two sides. wildfires in australia are making their way across the south of tasmania but emergency services are bracing for worse to weather conditions authorities have called on some locals to move from inaccessible there is still the danger has passed its latest wave of comes after bush was the story very much a part of his last. will come your way our special report on how video games can affect your state of mind stay with us for that. good lumber tour. was able to build a huge most sophisticated robot which on fortunately doesn't give a darn about anything too much mission to te
restricting trash from oil production u.s. vice president joe biden made the offer of want to one discussions last saturday. leader of hamas says he's in talks with palestinian president mahmoud abbas about forging a coalition government. mention that both parties are getting ready ahead of the measure in presidential elections a massive push the first time it went ahead by a bass out of the gaza strip in two thousand and seven conflict between the two sides. wildfires in australia are making...